Qatar to withdraw from OPEC as of Jan 2019, says minister

Mon 03 Dec 2018 06:49 GMT | 10:49 Local Time

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Qatar is withdrawing from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as of January 2019, Reuters cited Saad al-Kaabi, the country’s energy minister as saying on Monday.

The decision to withdraw from OPEC came after Qatar reviewed ways to enhance its role internationally and plan its long-term strategy, al-Kaabi told a news conference.

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